01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Lebanon

Lebanon: 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks was 2.88 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
2.88 billion
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
113th
of 208 countries
All-time high
9.66 billion
in 2012
All-time low
2.30 billion
in 1996
Years of data
31
1995–2025

01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks in Lebanon, 1995–2025

2.0B4.0B6.0B8.0B10.0B1995201020251995: 2.3B1996: 2.3B1997: 2.8B1998: 3.4B1999: 3.6B2000: 3.7B2001: 3.5B2002: 2.5B2003: 3.1B2004: 3.7B2005: 4.8B2006: 4.0B2007: 4.3B2008: 6.2B2009: 5.8B2010: 7.5B2011: 8.9B2012: 9.7B2013: 8.0B2014: 6.2B2015: 5.4B2016: 5.6B2017: 5.9B2018: 6.9B2019: 7.2B2020: 5.1B2021: 4.0B2022: 3.2B2023: 3.4B2024: 2.9B2025: 2.9B

Source: BIS.

Analysis

In 2025, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Lebanon stood at 2.88 billion.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Lebanon peaked at 9.66 billion in 2012 and was at its lowest, 2.30 billion, in 1996.

That places Lebanon 113th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.89 billion 2.30 billion 3.58 billion 5
2000s 4.16 billion 2.54 billion 6.20 billion 10
2010s 7.11 billion 5.37 billion 9.66 billion 10
2020s 3.58 billion 2.88 billion 5.07 billion 6

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 110 Belarus 3.13 billion compare
  2. 111 Tunisia 3.09 billion compare
  3. 112 Mozambique 3.08 billion compare
  4. 114 Myanmar 2.65 billion compare
  5. 115 Iraq 2.58 billion compare
  6. 116 Guinea 2.53 billion compare

See the full ranking of 209 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Lebanon?
01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks in Lebanon was 2.88 billion in 2025, according to BIS.
What is the highest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 9.66 billion in 2012.
What is the lowest 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 2.30 billion in 1996.
How does Lebanon rank for 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks?
Lebanon ranks 113th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is 01_cross-border loans from bis reporting banks rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon data come from?
The figures come from BIS, published as part of 01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
01_Cross-border loans from BIS reporting banks
Source
BIS
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
209 places, 6,309 data points, 1995–2025
Last refreshed

The data are derived from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) Locational Banking Statistics.